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1 The Glen Davis 'Stay-In' Strike : 'Sydney Actors Make History' Cathy Brigden , Lisa Milner , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: The New Theatre : The People, Plays and Politics behind Australia's Radical Theatre 2022;
1 Workers' Struggles on Stage Lisa Milner , Cathy Brigden , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: The New Theatre : The People, Plays and Politics behind Australia's Radical Theatre 2022;
1 Radical Theatre on the Move in the UK and Australia Cathy Brigden , Lisa Milner , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: The New Theatre : The People, Plays and Politics behind Australia's Radical Theatre 2022;
1 No Handmaidens Here : Women, Volunteering and Gender Dynamics Lisa Milner , Cathy Brigden , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: The New Theatre : The People, Plays and Politics behind Australia's Radical Theatre 2022;
1 Them Songs Are Dangerous' : Antifascism, Antisemitism and Jewish Connections Max Kaiser , Cathy Brigden , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: The New Theatre : The People, Plays and Politics behind Australia's Radical Theatre 2022;
1 Radical Theatre Mobility : Unity Theatre, UK, and the New Theatre, Australia Cathy Brigden , Lisa Milner , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: New Theatre Quarterly , November vol. 31 no. 4 2015; (p. 328-342) 'For two radical theatres formed in the 1930s, taking performances to their audiences was an important dimension of commitment to working-class politics and civic engagement. Separated by distance but joined ideologically, the New Theatre in Australia and Unity Theatre in the United Kingdom engaged in what they described as ‘mobile work’, as well as being ‘stage curtain’ companies. Based on archival research and drawing on mobility literature, Cathy Brigden and Lisa Milner examine in this article the rationale for mobile work, the range of spaces that were used both indoor (workplaces, halls, private homes) and outdoor (parks, street corners beaches), and its decline. Emerging from this analysis are parallels between the two theatres’ motivation for mobile work, their practice in these diverse performance spaces, and the factors leading to the decline.' (Publication abstract)
1 From Martyr to Robo-Nurse : The Portrayal of Australian Nurses on Screen Lisa Milner , Cathy Brigden , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australasian Cinema , vol. 8 no. 2/3 2014; (p. 110-122) 'Nurses have traditionally been seen as among the most trusted of workers, with cultural connections with caring and femininity long been associated with their profession. While the portrayal of nurses in overseas screenworks has had some attention, Australian productions have not. This study identifies four categories of screenworks: popular entertainment, training and recruitment films, wartime nursing, and nurses as workers and unionists. Although more recent mainstream media portrayals of nurses increasingly depict strong, assertive professionals, little research has been conducted into the fourth category, a significant number of which are made by nurses. When nurses take on the film-making task, different outcomes are produced. New types of film about nurses and by nurses offer an evolving representation of the profession and are helping to change the identity of nurses.' (Publication abstract)
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